Climate migration in Humayun Kabir’s Men and Rivers: The Padma and Faridpur

Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2023) Climate migration in Humayun Kabir’s Men and Rivers: The Padma and Faridpur. South Asia Research, 44 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0262-7280 E-ISSN 1741-3141

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Abstract

The intensely precarious integration in many parts of Bangladesh between life, rivers and water has been reflected in the country’s river novels that describe the experiences of fishermen and riparian peasants. Among river systems in Bangladesh, the Padma (the Ganges in India) has inspired the greatest number of artists and their writing. Humayun Kabir’s Men and Rivers (1945) stands out as a climate document on the life of the peasantry, whose survival and livelihoods are entwined with this river. However, this novel has remained inadequately known and has not garnered sufficient critical attention in recent years. Filling a lacuna in South Asian literary studies, and combining such studies with climate change discourses, this article discusses Kabir’s novel as a document depicting the environmental challenges faced in Bangladesh, exploring why this literary work has not received prominent coverage.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6409/108814
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bangladesh, char lands, climate refugees, environment, Faridpur, Humayun Kabir, Padma river
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures P Language and Literature > PK Indo-Iranian P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2023 10:04
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2023 10:04
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/108814

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